Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. PREFACE v
3. TABLE OF CONTENTS ix
4. CHAPTER 1. BRAID GROUPS 1
5. CHAPTER 2. BRAIDS AND LINKS 37
6. CHAPTER 3. MAGNUS REPRESENTATIONS 102
7. CHAPTER 4. MAPPING CLASS GROUPS 148
8. CHAPTER 5. PLATS AND LINKS 192
9. APPENDIX: RESEARCH PROBLEMS 216
10. BIBLIOGRAPHY 221
11. INDEX 227
12. Backmatter 229